本文为英国文化委员会科学组主任R.A.Silow 博士在中华化学工业会第十五届年会席上之演词。氏为英国著名之植物品种改良专家,曾自谦对于化学为门外,兹读其演词,不但对于化学各部门之进展,予吾人以新颖赅要的智识,而且有许多宝贵的意见,足为吾辈从事于化工学术者之参考。氏之演词甚长,兹摘要迻译于后。 This article is a speech by Dr. R. A. Silow, Scientific Director of British Council, at the 15th Annual Meeting of Chinese Chemical Industry Association. His well-known expert on plant variety improvement in the United Kingdom, Zeng Ziqian for chemistry, read the speech, not only for the progress of the various chemical departments, to our novel knowledge, but also has many valuable opinions, sufficient We are engaged in the chemical academic reference. His speech is very long, is hereby translated in the post.